Two dead after Wednesday crash on I-5 near Eugene

A 5-year-old girl and another person are dead after a head-on collision Wednesday on Interstate 5 south of Eugene.

Oregon State Police Sgt. Daniel Swift said Stephen Whitaker, 41, of Cottage Grove was driving a motor home north in the Creswell area shortly before 9 p.m. when it crossed the center median and struck a southbound Oldsmobile.

Cathleen Marie Coontz, 35, of Springfield was driving the car with two passengers: Brian Lee Coontz, 35, and Kailee Coontz, 5. Kailee was pronounced dead at the scene; the two adults were treated for minor injuries.

All in the car were wearing seatbelts, and Kailee was in a booster seat.

Whitaker was treated at Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend in Springfield for non-life-threatening injuries. His passenger, whose identity was not released yet, was pronounced dead at the hospital.